Media moves: PULSE Media Leadership Conference opens sales, Siya Kolisi joins Life & Brand Portfolio, Vodacom appoints Publicis Groupe Africa as creative partner

The Media OnlineTMO Reporter · 29 October 2026 at 04:30

The Media Online’s weekly round-up of media business moves, all in one place. The BIG move: PULSE 2027 opens ticket sales with senior media and business leaders on line-up Tickets have gone on sale for the PULSE Leadership Reimagined Conference 2027, with Discovery founder Adrian Gore, South…
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